Schlafke Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schlafke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlafke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Schläfke (292) are calculated separately.

Schlafke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Schlafke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Schlafke has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Schläfke. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlafke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 844,382nd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Schlafke reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Schlafke is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Schlafke is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Iowa, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Schlafke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schlafke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schlafke surname expanded 1,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlafke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schlafke last name are 24.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.97% being registered with the party.

Schlafke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schläfke96292/
Schlaffke94126/
Schlaefke9455/
Sclafke930/
Schlaefcke8910/
Schlefke8832/
Shlyafke8813/
Schlafka8812/
Chlaffke881/
Schlofke880/
Schlaffka8213/
Schlaubke829/
Schlefcke821/
Szlafke8034/
Slafkes8020/
Schlöbke751/
Schlofki750/
Scloffke750/
Slafka71130/
Slabke7121/
Slafky7119/
Schlöbcke715/
Clavke711/
Slefke711/
Szlafka67147/
Slavkes6737/
Slafkay671/
Slavker671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schlafke
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